Kehinde Ogunyale
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic has matriculated 1500 fresh students for the 2018 /2019 academic session.
The ceremony, held at the school’s OTUNBA GBENGA DANIEL Hall, is coming three years since the institution last admitted students owing to non admission of students for two academic sessions.
Giving his address, the rector, Samson Odedina, congratulated the fresh students saying "you are the first set of lucky students to benefit from the new Mapoly agenda."
He noted that the institution known for its landmark excellence has graduated students in all spheres including academic, industry and in private practice of communication, banking and engineering.
"Our prestigious institution is well known all over as a centre of excellence going by the landmarks achieved by our graduates in all spheres ; Academic, industry and in private practice of communication, banking, engineering etc. Moshood Abiola Polytechnic is a reference point in entrepreneurial, scientific and Technology education.
"Our graduates are proven job creator and role models as dependable employees. This ceremony marks the commencement of 2018/2019 academic session and also the beginning of your higher educational pursuit to actualize your lifetime dream.
"I am aware that each of you in your own way has overcome challenges no matter how small to be where you are today, let me inform you that, we value not only your academic achievements and potentials but also look forward to character traits, skills and competence that will make us proud of you as mentor and parents."
"You will be the first set of lucky students to benefit from the new Mapoly with focus on the policy of current government in Ogun state on qualitative education, e-learning, entrepreneurship, ICT based innovations, skill acquisition programmes and Agro-based job opportunities. Similarly, this set of National Diploma candidates is the pioneer of New Mapoly, as the Polytechnic has been without National Diploma intakes in the last two consecutive sessions" he said.
He urged the matriculants to shun all form of malpractices and illegal conducts that would tarnish the image of the institution stressing that their aim is to obtain a degree that would help them achieve their dreams.
